Manton vs Mesick

A side-by-side comparison of Manton and Mesick: population, income, housing, and more.

Manton and Mesick are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Manton has the higher population (1,347 vs 416 in Mesick). Manton has the higher median household income ($45,158 vs $31,250 in Mesick). Manton has the higher median home value ($115,200 vs $77,900 in Mesick).

Population, income & housing

	Manton	Mesick
Population	1,347	416
Median age	34.0 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,158	$31,250
Median home value	$115,200	$77,900
Median gross rent	$775	$1,214
Housing units	597	173
Homeownership rate	65.7%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.0%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	3.6%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Manton	Mesick
Population	1,123 → 1,347 (+19.9%)	366 → 416 (+13.7%)
Median household income	$36,932 → $45,158 (+22.3%)	$40,500 → $31,250 (-22.8%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $115,200 (+32.3%)	$63,200 → $77,900 (+23.3%)
Median gross rent	$627 → $775 (+23.6%)	$833 → $1,214 (+45.7%)

Manton

Population

1,1231,347

Median household income

$36,932$45,158

Median home value

$87,100$115,200

Median gross rent

$627$775

Mesick

Population

366416

Median household income

$40,500$31,250

Median home value

$63,200$77,900

Median gross rent

$833$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Manton	Mesick
Under 5	7.9%	9.4%
5 to 17	17.4%	28.1%
18 to 24	9.4%	5.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	7.2%
35 to 44	14.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	12.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	8.8%	8.2%
75 and over	4.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Manton	Mesick
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Manton	Mesick
No high school diploma	14.9%	12.1%
High school graduate	43.2%	43.1%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	35.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Manton	Mesick
Drove alone	78.8%	61.5%
Carpooled	13.4%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	14.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	9.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Manton	Mesick
1-unit, detached	73.4%	46.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	9.2%	1.2%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.9%	49.7%

Poverty & households

	Manton	Mesick
Poverty rate	16.5%	29.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1963	1971